Susan Teare photographs residential and commercial architecture and landscape design. Her work is featured in publications including the widely praised Salvage Secrets (W.W. Norton, 2011), and the follow-up Salvage Secrets Design & Decor (W.W. Norton 2013) and a series of idea books from Taunton Press. She is a contributor to Getty Images and the DIY Network.

A graduate of Bowdoin College with a B.A. in art history, Susan studied under Norman McGrath at Maine Media Workshops in Chicago. Her professional background includes extensive marketing and sales experience with both nonprofit and corporate clients. Susan enjoys skiing and snowboarding with her husband and two children near their homes in northern Vermont and Colorado, and performs therapy work with her Newfoundland, Alli, at Fletcher Allen Health Care.